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Israeli demands for troops in Gaza blocking truce deal, sources say Disagreements over Israel's future military presence in Gaza and over Palestinian prisoner releases are obstructing a ceasefire and hostage deal, according to ten sources familiar with the round of U.S.-mediated talks that concluded last week. The sources, who include two Hamas officials and three Western diplomats, told Reuters the disagreements stemmed from demands Israel has introduced since Hamas accepted a version of a ceasefire proposalunveiled by U.S. President Joe Biden in May. All the sources said Hamas was especially concerned about the latest demand to keep troops deployed along…
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine tried to attack Russian nuclear plant – Putin Ukrainian forces have attempted to strike Russia’s Kursk Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), President Vladimir Putin has said during a cabinet meeting. Kiev sent thousands of troops into Russia’s Kursk Region earlier this month, attempting to reach the town of Kurchatov, where the nuclear facility is located. Moscow has declared the incursion an act of terrorism and has deployed additional troops to repel the invaders. “Last night, the enemy attempted to strike the atomic power plant,” Putin said at a cabinet meeting on Thursday afternoon. “The International Atomic Energy Agency…
Israeli military intelligence head leaves post, takes responsibility for Oct. 7 failure Israel's outgoing head of military intelligence took responsibility for his country's failures to defend its border on Oct. 7 at his resignation ceremony on Wednesday. Major General Aharon Haliva, a 38-year veteran of the military, announced his resignation in April and was one of a number of senior Israeli commanders who said they had failed to foresee and prevent the deadliest attack in Israel's history. "The failure of the intelligence corps was my fault," Haliva said at the ceremony on Wednesday, and he called for a national investigation…
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine attacks Moscow in one of largest ever drone strikes on Russian capital Ukraine attacked Moscow on Wednesday with at least 11 drones that were shot down by air defences in what Russian officials called one of the biggest drone strikes on the capital since the war in Ukraine began in February 2022. The war, largely a grinding artillery and drone battle across the fields, forests and villages of eastern Ukraine, escalated on Aug. 6 when Ukraine sent thousands of soldiers over the border into Russia's western Kursk region. For months, Ukraine has also fought an increasingly damaging…
Israeli military retrieves bodies of six hostages held in Gaza Israel retrieved the bodies of six hostages from the Khan Younis area in southern Gaza overnight, according to statements from the military and the prime minister's office on Tuesday. The families of Yagev Buchshtab, Alexander Dancyg, Avraham Munder, Yoram Metzger, Nadav Popplewell, and Chaim Perry have been informed, the statements added. The Hostages Families Forum, an organisation that represents most hostage families, welcomed the news but renewed its call on the government to conclude a hostage release deal with the Gaza-based Palestinian militant group Hamas. "The immediate return of the…
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine launches drone attack on Moscow, other regions, Russian officials say Ukraine launched a widespread drone attack on Russia on Wednesday, with air defence units destroying three drones some 38 kms (24 miles) south of the Kremlin, and 15 over the border Bryansk region, Russian officials said. The three attack drones heading towards Moscow were downed over the city of Podolsk in the Moscow region, Moscow's Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on the Telegram messaging app. "According to preliminary data, there is no damage or casualties at the site where the debris fell," Sobyanin said. There were also no…
Hamas, Islamic Jihad claim responsibility for bomb blast in Tel Aviv The armed wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility on Monday for a bomb blast near a synagogue in Tel Aviv that Israeli police and the Shin Bet intelligence agency described as a terrorist attack. A man who was carrying the bomb was killed and a passerby was injured in the incident late on Sunday, according to police at the scene in Israel's commercial capital. Israeli government spokesperson David Mencer said the man was carrying a backpack loaded with explosives that detonated "before he managed to reach a…
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Kyiv: our Kursk attack shows Kremlin red lines are bluff Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday his country's assault on Russia's Kursk region showed that Kremlin threats of retaliation were a bluff, and he urged Kyiv's allies to loosen curbs on using foreign-supplied weapons. Zelenskiy said Ukrainian forces now controlled more than 1,250 square kilometres (483 square miles) and 92 settlements in Kursk region, while Russia said Ukraine had struck a third bridge in the region, complicating Russian efforts to repel the Ukrainian attack. Ukraine launched its surprise strike on the Russian region on Aug. 6, the…
Blinken arrives in Middle East seeking Gaza ceasefire U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv on Sunday on another Middle East tour to push for a ceasefire in Gaza but Hamas raised doubts about the mission just hours after he landed by accusing Israel of undermining his efforts. The Palestinian militant group said it holds Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responsible for "thwarting the mediators' efforts", delaying an agreement and exposing Israeli hostages in Gaza to the same aggression faced by Palestinians. On his ninth trip to the region since the war began in October, Blinken will…
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Kiev ‘regime’ poses threat to all of Europe – Moscow The international community should resolutely respond to reports about alleged plans by Kiev to attack the nuclear power plant in Kursk, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Saturday. Earlier, Russian journalists reported on the plot, and the Defense Ministry vowed a swift and harsh response if these plans come to fruition. The Ukrainian military launched a cross-border incursion into the Russian border region where the plant is located last week. The facility is 90km from the border, which has become the arena of fierce clashes in…
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Oil prices jump on US storm, Israel-Iran fears

Oil prices jumped about 4% on Thursday on a spike in U.S. fuel use before…
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Atiku slams Tinubu over latest petrol price hike, calls president trending nickname

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday, mocked President Bola Tinubu over the president’s handling…
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80-year-old woman reaches Miss Universe final

Choi Soon-hwa, an 80-year-old woman from South Korea, recently shocked the world by qualifying as…
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Court orders prevent us from investigating corruption cases in 10 states across Nigeria - EFCC

Ola Olukoyede, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says the commission…
October 11, 2024

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 371

Senior Hezbollah official survives Israeli assassination attempt, sources say A senior Hezbollah official eluded an…
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LUTH begins bone marrow transplant treatment for sickle cell patients

Following years of research and planning, the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) has successfully launched…
September 22, 2024

Dubois knocks down, knocks out Joshua to retain IBF heavyweight world title

In an astonishing upset, Daniel Dubois delivered a career-defining performance, defeating former two-time world heavyweight…

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